Five people die during crash

Five people were killed in a crash on the N2 between Ermelo and Mkhondo (formerly Piet Retief), near Ngwempisi in Mpumalanga, on Friday afternoon. 13 June 2025. The accident involved two sedans and a truck.

Preliminary reports suggest one of the sedan drivers was allegedly speeding at over 170 km/h. He reportedly failed to stop in time and crashed into another sedan on the same stretch of road.

The impact caused the speeding vehicle—carrying four passengers—to lose control and collide head-on with an oncoming truck.